Jérémie K. Dagnini
Jérémie K. Dagnini is a French academic, specializing in Jamaican popular music.
Biography
Jérémie Kroubo Dagnini is a French scholar and a PhD in English studies from Bordeaux 3 University. He is a Jamaican popular music specialist and an associate researcher at the Center for Contemporary Political Studies at the University of Orléans (CEPOC).[1] He is the author of numerous books and articles and has also translated the biography of Lee Scratch Perry written by journalist David Katz. He also co-wrote a documentary on reggae, "Le Souffle du reggae", directed by Jérémie Cuvillier and broadcast in 2016 on France Ô.[2] In March 2017 he was distinguished by the Académie Charles Cros for his book Musiques noires. L'Histoire d'une résistance sonore (Éditions du Camion blanc).[3] He regularly gives national and international conferences on reggae and jamaican music.[4]
Books
- Les Origines du reggae : Retour aux sources. Mento, ska, rocksteady, early reggae, L'Harmattan, 2008 ISBN 978-2-296-06252-8. Reissued by Éditions du Camion Blanc in 2013 (preface by professor Barry Chevannes).
- Vibrations jamaïcaines. L'Histoire des musiques populaires jamaïcaines au XXe siècle, Camion blanc, 2011 ISBN 978-2-35779-157-2.
- Lee "Scratch" Perry: People Funny Boy (translation). Author: David Katz, Camion blanc, 2012 ISBN 978-2-35779-220-3.
- Bob Marley & The Wailers: 1973-1976. Co-author: Lee Jaffe. Camion Blanc, 2013 ISBN 978-2-35779-273-9.
- Rasta & Résistance (directeur d'ouvrage et préface). Author : Horace Campbell. Camion blanc, 2014 ISBN 978-2-35779-499-3.
- DJs & toasters jamaïcains : 1970-1979. Co-author: Eric Doumerc. Camion Blanc, 2015 ISBN 978-2-35779-677-5.
- Musiques noires. L'Histoire d'une résistance sonore (directeur d'ouvrage). Camion blanc, 2016 ISBN 978-235779-872-4.
Documentaries
- Le Souffle du reggae, documentary directed by Jérémie Cuvillier and co-written with Jérémie Kroubo Dagnini. 52 mins (Theorem/ France Ô). [5]
References
- ↑ "Site du CEPOC." (in French). Retrieved 23 June 2017.
- ↑ "Fiche technique du documentaire "Le Souffle du reggae"." (in French). Retrieved 23 June 2017.
- ↑ Coup de cœur de l'Académie Charles Cros 2017, dans la catégorie "Livres: musiques du monde".
- ↑ "Liste des conférences." (in French). Retrieved 23 June 2017.
- ↑ See the technical sheet
External links
- Site de Jérémie Kroubo Dagnini.
- Entretien dans les Inrocks en 2009: conversation with Francis Dordor. [1]
- conversation with professor Carolyn Cooper on Jamaican musique (October 2010)
- Interview on Reggae.fr. (February 2012)
- Les bonnes feuilles de Lee "Scratch" Perry: People Funny Boy (2012)
- Les bonnes feuilles de Bob Marley & The Wailers: 1973-1976 (2013)
- Chronique de Bob Marley & The Wailers: 1973-1976 in Inrocks [2] and in Jamaica Observer[3]
- Chronique de Musiques noires in Le Monde diplomatique[4] et interview in CQFD.[5]
- The Importance of Reggae Music in the Worldwide Cultural Universe article (in English) by J. Kroubo Dagnini publié dans la revue universitaire Études caribéennes (August 2010).
- ↑ Les Inrockuptibles Hors série, Reggae Story, (pp. 20-23), July 2009.
- ↑ Les Inrockuptibles, No 931 2 au 8 octobre 2013, (pp. 60-62).
- ↑ Jamaica Observer, 22 June 2014.
- ↑ Le Monde diplomatique, n° 755, February 2017, (p. 26).
- ↑ CQFD, n°150, January 2017, (pp. 6-7).